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Aug 2, 2004 | 07:39 PM

#26

ljrotary

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From: Houston, TX

Too many variables to make an accurate comparison.

R xplicit posted the best comparison I have seen. 2 intercoolers, same car, same mods, same climate.......

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=fmic+smic

Aug 2, 2004 | 07:41 PM

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1FooknTiteFD

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From: Foster City, CA

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Originally Posted by speeddemon7

so based on these hard numbers it seems like either a front mount of a smic will do the job about the same.But the front mounts impact the radiators cooling capability by reduced air flow.Seems to me like the best setup is a smic.

While cruising both the SMIC and FMIC will have similar air intake temperatures on the freeway. The difference is that the FMIC can better sustain the cooler air temperatures. I have a large SMIC and have a friend with an HKS FMIC. When we cruise side by side, our intake temperatures are very similar, however after we do a hard blast to redline from third to fourth gear, his intake temperatures increase by a small amount, while mine increase noticeably. This makes intuitive sense because the velocity of air that goes to the FMIC increases while you go faster while the ducting for a SMIC chokes out the air stream.